Which to use
“voor” and “vor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,106
- “voor” frequency rank
- #64
- “vor” frequency rank
- 47170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voor | vor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gibt eine zeitliche/örtliche Reihenfolge an | früher, eher |
Where the eye mixes voor and vor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voor vs vor
A purely visual mix-up. voor ([voːr]) and vor ([foːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voor is recorded at frequency rank #47,106, classified as aprep, pronounced [voːr]. vor is at rank #64, tagged as aprep, pronounced [foːɐ̯].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47170, this pair ranks #1,293,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voor vs vor
Shared letters: orv. Private to "voor": -. Private to "vor": -.
"voor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voor ← ovor · voorr · voro · vvoor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voor" and "vor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "voor" vs "vor" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "voor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,293,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voor" and "vor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voip vs voor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,293,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.